St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-18
Mr. Cleveland Has Considered the Grow
Greek and Winnebago Reservation
Fully and Gharitably,
And will Not Reverse His Order or Re-
open the Case Without the Pre-
sentati0n of New Matter.
An Ex-Resident of Huron Asserts That
That Place is Bound to Be the
Capital of Something.
The Severalty Law Expected to Break
Up Tribal Relations and Give the
Government Much Land.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE effort
which is being made to create and
spread new dispensatiOn of opposition
to the president, because of the order
closing the Crow Creek and Winnebago
lands will fail. The statements are re-
lterated that the president blundered
and that he is likely to reconsider the
matter and open the lands to settlement
by the issuance of another order. There
is no truth in it. Before making the Or
der closing the tract the president per-
sonally investigated all the legal points,
as well as all the facts bearing on the
case. He did it charitably, and reluc-
family issued his famous order, because
he regretted the necessity of it. Not one
OF the many clamOrOuS SympathiZerSwith
the settlers had more sincere regard
for them than the president. Not one
of them would have taken the time and
trouble to have personally investigated
the matter as he did. The time was in
opportune for president to go into the
details OF such matter. His admins
tratlon was new, and he was beseiged
by the hOrdeS of hungry and thirsty
0fficeSeekerS. But he put them all
aside, devoted his time and attention to
the matter, and gave the settlers the
benefit of all doubts in their favor, yet
he came to the conclusion that it was
his duty to close the lands, and he did
SO. The statements recently made that
In 1868 an unwarranted order was
given reaffirming the title of lands to
the Sioux down the river in Charles Mix
county, which. however, already
BELONGED TO THE SIOUX;
that in this circumstance occurred
the blunder of including the Crow,
Creek and Winnebago tract; the state
mentS made on this matter are not new.
That order was laid before the .-presi-
dent, with the other papers in the case,
and considered by him. He was fully
aware that Secretary Teller reported
the fact asa n1istttlse to President Ar
thur, and that Arthur then threw open
the lands to settlemeht."s' All this is old
matter, and 1T is too slender to base all
the mountainof agitation upon it. Any
schoelbOy editor could revert to such
matter and write President Cleveland
blundered;" but some other soph-
BILE: president Arthur Dlindered.'
The fact is, = President Arthur
never personally investigated
the matter. He seldom looked person
ally into matters of that sort. He left
all questions of that nature to the mem
bers of his cabinet! and signed such
papers as were brought to him as mere
matter of routine duty. President
Cleveland personally looked into the
matter, and he did it thoroughly and
with charitable and kindly. regard for
the settlers. His conclusion was his
own, and not that of his secretary. The
in fhuc IND Go
which president was most likely to have
blundered-the man who studied the
question, or the man who gave it no
attention. Let it be understood. the
president will not reopen the case, ex-
cept upon presentation of new matter.